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For starters, this is Death Note. An anime deemed "favorite" by so many fans. And understandably so. It has great story components including nothing less than a psychological death match between two compelling characters.

There are a few times when the dialogue is almost laughably dramamtic. And there are a few leaps of logic made that are questionably outside the deductive abilities of mere humans. But all is forgiven, at least by most. The intense story, the interesting characters so real and so unusual, and the at times complicated manuevering of Yagami Light override any few and trivial faults. ... Just give in to the ride. Don't nitpick.

Light is often compared to Lelouch of Code Geass, both being under the label of Anti-hero. Light however doesn't really qualify as anti-hero. He is, heart and soul, a self-serving megalomaniacal psychopath willing to sacrifice even those close to him to protect himself and his power. He operates under the guise of "justice" but his demonic smiles and power thirst give him away.
Don't be fooled though, Death Note is good no matter who wins the death match, Light or L.

As for Near...he is a sad substitute. :(

Ryuk is a shinigami after mine own heart. Turning attention to the foibles of humans to alleviate boredom. And he has a great chuckle. The dangling heart earring? Perfect.

L is one of the more intriguing characters in any anime.

If you download a torrent to watch, I recommend avoiding the one subbed by The Subbers in the Rye (TSR). They actually messed up at least two of the "epic" lines of the show.

The last half of the last episode is pretty intense.

As for the basics; the art is good. Nothing truly amazing or extraordinary...but quality. The most visually interesting animation art for me occurs in the closing theme for episodes 20 - 36.

The music throughout is well chosen, very mood appropriate.

Death Note is one of those anime that is among many people's top choices and as such is classic and a definite must see, if you haven't already.

I had heard from many that this was a *very good* anime. After watching it I was disappointed. It had the potential to be good but failed to live up.

The story seemed disjointed, I didn't feel like there was an overriding arc, just several arcs pasted together. The best anime has both. There were several whiny characters who were annoying. And...melodramatic anyone?

The music was a bit overwhelming at times.

On the positive side, there were some good characters, Abel Nightroad in particular. I wish the anime had delved a little more into the Mars/space aspect as in the ... light novels.

I watched the torrent that included fansubs by Anime Empire, Conclave, mahou and Shinsen. The subs were fine, very good, no problems. Those are good groups anyway.

The color palette for Trinity Blood was also, in my opinion, ugly. There was nothing exceptional about the artwork overall. The war zeppelins, and other battle machinery did look good. Sometimes random objects or scenes stuck out as being pleasing, but they were the exception. Not bad art in this anime, just not impressive or unique.

I think this could have been a better story if they had drawn the light novels out beyond 24 episodes of anime. This could've really been good and I was interested in some of the backstory and canon that wasn't even touched upon in the anime.